Tell Halula
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Tell Halula is a large, prehistoric, neolithic tell, about 8 hectares (860,000 sq ft) in size, located around 105 kilometres (65 mi) east of Aleppo and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Manbij in the Raqqa Governorate of Syria.[1]
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Location | 105 km (65 mi) east of Aleppo, Syria |
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Region | Euphrates |
Coordinates | 36.416667°N 38.166667°E / 36.416667; 38.166667 |
Type | Tell |
Part of | Village |
Length | 300 metres (980 ft) |
Width | 150 metres (490 ft) |
Area | 8 hectares (860,000 sq ft) |
History | |
Material | bones, flints, pottery, plaster |
Founded | c. 7750 |
Abandoned | c. 6780 BC |
Periods | PPNB, Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1991- |
Archaeologists | Miquel Molist |
Condition | Ruins |
Management | Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums |
Public access | Yes |
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